Raytheon Company

Raytheon Utd, Incorporated

John George Witzel

Benjamin P Dolgin

Steven Cotten

William G Suliga

Michael Andrew Brennan

Jorge L Gutierrez

Theodore John Vornbrock

Emmanuel Menilik Negatu

Jorge Gutierrez

A system includes an ultraviolet c-band radiation detector to enable detection of radiation during search and rescue operations, at least a portion of the radiation including ultraviolet c-band radiation, and a stimulus generator configured to generate a stimulus in response to detected ultraviolet c-band radiation. Further embodiments may include multiple synchronized ultraviolet c-band detectors to enhance system sensitivity and facilitate detection of relatively weak radiation sources, relatively distant sources, and/or radiation scattered about an environment.

Search and rescue using ultraviolet radiation

A system for search and rescue includes a rescue beacon including a radiation source to emit radiation, at least a portion of which includes ultraviolet c-band radiation, and an ultraviolet c-band detector to detect the ultraviolet c-band radiation to enable locating of the rescue beacon.

A system for tracing wire includes an electrical exciter adapted to apply a voltage to a ground-laid wire to generate a corona at an outer surface of the ground laid wire, at least a portion of the corona including ultraviolet c-band radiation, and an ultraviolet c-band detector to detect the ultraviolet c-band radiation to trace at least a portion of the path of the ground-laid wire.

Detection of ground-laid wire using ultraviolet C-band radiation

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Alexandria, VA, United States of America

John George Witzel